"What did mom say about me?" He looked sad at her. It was almost like Phoenix. What happened to Mom? As much as he tried to help her. He promised to help her protect Phoenix and Renée, that wasn't something she felt she wanted to ask him.

She started to feel like she wasn't going to like the answer. The normal pushing away the feeling wasn't working. She needed a subject change. "Oh! Falcon-san! You wanted seeds! Let's go find some." She quickly switched to smiling, hoping he'd go with it.